Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belgium
Belgium: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 161.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belgium, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 161.8% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belgium peaked at 187.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 133.7%, in 1993.
Belgium ranks 5th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 133.7% | — |
| 1994 | 139.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 143.7% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 146.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 143.6% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 147.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 158.6% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 159.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 160.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 150.8% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 162.4% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 165.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 165.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 187.5% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 183.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 180.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 180.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 182.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 166.2% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 168.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 168.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 168.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 165.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 161.8% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141.3% | 133.7% | 146.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 164.0% | 147.4% | 187.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 171.3% | 161.8% | 182.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 2 Finland 222.0% compare
- 3 Sweden 194.7% compare
- 4 Australia 174.8% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 155.4% compare
- 7 Netherlands 140.1% compare
- 8 New Zealand 139.5% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belgium?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belgium was 161.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 187.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.7% in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.